The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-08


ployss have suffered hurts of any consequences,
nor has any traveller in P, ID. & E. coaches
ceived serious injury. The road is a veritable
mascotte in this regard, and as snch commends
itself to the favors of the travelling ubc."
District Passenger Agent Perry of the Chi
cago & Alton. yesterday received instructions
from General Passenger Agent Charlton to ap-
point at all the principal railroad poi nts
in Indiana recurring a suitable bond from those
appointed for honest service 1t is the inten-
tion says Mr. Charlton of this road. to continue
to Day commission. come what will, and for
this reason the company will appoint agents in
Indiana and Ohio to look after their interest
The transcontinental lines eraduall. ad-
Justing their Observation-Disclosures which lead to
rate-cuttlnR and other troubles. On the 1st of
January the ronnG-trip rate from the Missouri
river TO Pacifc-coast points will be advanced
from 500 to $50 They cease to paw commissions
on east pound business from the Pacific coast on
the 10th of this month. The advance in rates.
which takes effect Ian. l. will doubtless be fol-
lowed oy an advance in west bound rates be-
tween Indianapolis and Kansas City, which have
been more or less demoralized for some mouths
past.
President Roberts, Of the Pennsylvania lines
in commenting on his recent inspection trip OF
Western lines, said to reporter of the Phiadei-
phia Press: Il fail to find anything warrant
fear of the disasters so far as We we.t in
tour-that u.s. to Chicago. We did not west
of Chicago and indianapolis and saw nothing of
real estate speculations extraordinary railway
constructions. There has been railroad
building to speak of in the country through
which our road runs Everything seemed pros
porous wherever we went. In fact, the railroad
business is booming. The volume of freight OF
all kinds, except corn. is very large There has
been a shortage in the corn crop which will be-
felt by the roads hauling corn and hog products.
But the total freight tonnage is larger than last
year. Ali railroads that know of as badly
off for equipment as the PENNSYLVANIA
General and Miscellaneous.
The Paola fKansasl branch of the Kansas City
& Southwestern road will be turned over to the
Missouri Pacific the 18th of this month. But
three miles OF track is yet to be laid.
: The earnings of the Missouri Pacific the first
responding period in 1856 So, 900, 600; those of
the Iron Mountain. $3.50, 900 ahead of last year.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company's new
line from San Francisco to Portland. Ore. will
be opened for traffic about the 25th of this
month. The road is known as the California s.
Oregon.
The movement of grain in the Northwest is
said to be limited only by the which car be
road yards at Minneapolis l, 200 cars of wheat to
be unloaded.
The Northwestern road announces that the
extension of the Dakota Central railway from
Groton, Brown county Dakota Territory, was
yesterday opened for business.
Kansas leads again this year in the matter of
railroad building. OF the 9.40S miles of track
laid in this country since Jam /, j $50 miles are
ir Kansas, S67 miles in Nebraska. s34 miles in
Texas, and us miles in Colorado Kansas more
than doubles the record OF her highest COM
petitor.
A law just enacted in New York provides that
from Nov. !. 1887, floor systems shall be main
tanned on all bridges, constructed sup
port derailed locomotive cars, with guard
rails or tim bers so constructed to guide the
wheels in of derailment. Guard rails shall
be maintained upon the approaches TO all
bridges.
Quicker mail service is promised between this
country and Mexico through the compile
ton OF the Hun til gton) International railroad
rom Piedras Negras TO Villa Lerdo where it
connects with the Mexican Central. 1t is hoped
Mexico in five days. which will be saving Of
three days.
Track -laying on the Chicago extension of the
Santa Fe ia being carried at twelve
poin along the line. and reports of the progress
made the Missouri division sent to the
department daily. At the rate
which the work is now progressing there is
10 question but that tine last rail will be laid and
the last spike driven on or before Dec
Speaking of the four-trackiug and other i'm
,rovements on the Consolidated road. the New
Haven Union says that it Is the intention of the
company to fence in the central EXPRESS tracks
or distance of about 500 feet at each minor
tation, where no express stops are to be made.
This is to prevent accidents from people getting
N to the express tracks from way trains.
The American Brake Company. of St. Louis,
IS engaged in perfectng the details of a new
omatlc airbrake for freight trains. Some in
ormal trials were recently made at ST. Lo1is
With this brake, which is operated by air with
mt the use of electricity, and when tried in the
shops, twelve-car train. the brakes are
stated have been fully applied in three-quar-
ers of a second, and released in three and one
half seconds